thehill.com - 10/13/2009
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Former Rep. Rob Simmons (R-Conn.) raised nearly $1 million in the third quarter for his campaign against Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), according to a campaign source. Simmons’s $970,000 take is an improvement over his second-quarter haul of $750,000, and hovering around the $1 million-per-quarter ...
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Former Rep. Rob Simmons (R-CT), the national GOP's
favored candidate for Senate against Democratic incumbent Chris Dodd...
in 2010, has departed from his former reputation as a moderate Republican -- he's now become such a devotee of the Tea Party ...
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thehill.com - 10/14/2009
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Former Rep. Rob Simmons (R-Conn.) outraised Sen. Chris
Dodd (D-Conn.) in the third quarter, according to totals...
reported by their campaigns. Simmons announced earlier this week that he had raised $970,000 for the quarter, and Dodd just announced ...
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More fundraising trouble for Dodd as Simmons outraises him
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Simmons Raises $970k for Senate Bid
Connecticut Local Politics —
Former U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons has raised $970k in the third quarter, according to The Hill.
Simmons’s $970,000 take is an improvement over his second-quarter haul of $750,000, and hovering around the $1 million-per-quarter mark is about where a top Senate challenger should be in the off-year, depending on the state.
The 3Q Fundraising Reports and the Bride of Titanman
Swing State Project —
Serves you right for choosing him over me, Lois!
AK-AL:
Don Young (R-inc): $117K raised; $129K CoH
CA-03:
Ami Bera: $335K raised; $586K CoH (updated from earlier estimate)
CT-Sen:
Chris Dodd (D-inc): $900K raised (note: Dodd missed a month due to surgery for prostate cancer)
Tom Foley (R): $280K raised; >$1m CoH
Rob Simmons (R): $970K raised; ...
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